Budget yesterday

[Alexanders mummy]

I cant seem to find anywhere wether child allowance has gone up in yesterdays budget.

Does anyone know if it has? If so by how much?

Thanks xx

[noababy]

LOL-I was actually getting hopeful that people on here were starting to put budgets together.

It is such hard work putting budgets together AND it takes both sides of the couple to agree and be on the same page and stick to it, but it has such fab results!

[Ellie H]

This might help.

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[Alexanders mummy]

Is it me being thick but i cant seem to find anywhere on there that says child alllowance has gone up to £??

[noababy]

October 14 2008

Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has been delivering his Budget 2009 speech this evening in the Dail.

The minister said the government would protect the most vulnerable in society with an increase in pensions.

"I am happy to announce the full personal rate of the state pension will be increased by €7 per week for all pensioners," he said.

"This will bring the state contributary pension to €230.30, and the state non-contributary pension to €219 per week."

Conversely, Minister Lenihan announced cuts in child benefit payments.

"Child benefit payment will cease for 18-year-olds from January 2010, and will be halved for that group to €83 per month from the first of January next," the minister confirmed.

"However, welfare recipients, including those on family income supplement will be compensated through appropriate adjustments to their support payments.

He added: "Early childcare supplements will cease at five and a half years of age."

[noababy]

Originally Posted by Ellie H

This might help.

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you always have the right links ellie.

[Claire76]

Mine already went up a couple of months ago and I now get £80 a month. Not that we notice it, as soon as it's paid in it's gone again

[djmc1812]

Increase was announced in pre-budget report - increase to £20 per week for first child but this was introduce early due to credit crunch so no further increase until next year. On the bright side CTC to go up in April 2010 by £20 per year....... Dont spend it all at once!!!